Brandon Donnelly
Glen Ellyn, IL | (928) 486-0243 | Brandon.Donnelly@hey.com | linkedin.com/in/brandondonnelly

Professional Summary

Professional Experience

Dassault Systèmes (May 2022 – Jul 2024)
Recruited to OEM (Dassault Systèmes) from top-performing reseller (GSC)
Career pause (Jul 2024 – Present): Family health situation, developed content platform
Sales Expert (Strategic Account Executive)
  • 103% quota in mature territory ($2.8M net new quota, $4.5M total addressable market).
  • Revived dormant Fortune 500 account (Navistar): $250K → $600K in 18 months (see case study #1).
  • Led $800K technical POC at Volkswagen (Fortune Global 10) (see case study #2).
  • Led Siemens displacement across TRATON's 4 brands co-selling with Accenture (case study #3).
GSC (Sep 2012 – May 2022)
Dassault Systèmes value-added reseller | 10-year career progression: Sales Engineer (2012) → Account Executive (2017) → Special Assignment: Product Manager (2021)
Account Executive (Jan 2017 – May 2022)
  • Generated $1M+ net new business from dormant accounts and new logo acquisition.
  • Consistently exceeded quota across CAD/PLM/Simulation product lines.
  • Partnered with technical teams to deliver ROI-focused demos aligned with engineering workflows.
  • Special assignment: Product Manager, Simulation (Jan 2021 – May 2022) leading go-to-market strategy, sales enablement, and $1M uplift targeting on $3M business line.
Sales Engineer (Sep 2012 – Dec 2016)
  • Led pre-sales demos, technical evaluations, and engineering value communication.
  • Built GSC's consulting arm: defined services, supported engagements, drove adoption.
  • Trained customers and sales teams on simulation workflows and value articulation.
Various RolesManufacturing & Engineering Sales (2005 – 2012)

Education

Bachelor of Science in Engineering — Arizona State University.
Graduate Studies in Engineering — Arizona State University.

Entrepreneurial & Self-Directed Projects

The Engineering Passion Express Podcast — Creator & Host (2024 – Present)
Built scalable influence engine through paid ads and audio content, demonstrating how systematic content creation extends sales reach beyond 1:1 conversations.
Engineering-Focused Blog — Writer (2019 – 2024)
5 years of daily writing taught me to recognize lack of market resonance early; pivoted to audio format (podcast) when blog engagement validated wrong medium/audience.
S. Donnelly Interiors — Co-Founder (Founded 2017, transitioned operations to partner)
Validated ability to build scalable systems; transitioned leadership to partner after establishing operations.
RydeBoss — Founder & Developer (2010 – 2012)
Early rideshare marketplace experience; failure taught that understanding LTV/CAC and capital requirements matters more than product quality. Uber raised billions to solve the acquisition problem we abandoned.
Family Business - 3D Engineering — Sales (2005 – 2007)
Foundational understanding of manufacturing operations and engineering buyer mindset.

Sales Methodologies

SPIN Selling | BANT | Enterprise Account Planning | Value-Based Selling.